Nucleation

Overview

A sub-race of unfortunate people who have been exposed to too much super matter radiation. As a result, super matter crystal clusters have begun to grow across their bodies. Research to find a cure for this ailment has been slow, so this is a common fate for veteran engineers. The super matter crystals produce oxygen, negating the need for the individual to breath. Their massive change in biology, however, renders most medicines obsolete. Ionizing radiation seems to cause resonance in some of their crystals, which seems to encourage regeneration and produces a calming effect on the individual. Nucleations are highly stigmatized, and are treated much in the same way as lepers were back on Earth.